Crash of a Fairchild C-123K Provider at Duke Field: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 25, 1968
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
55-4518
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Duke - Duke
MSN:
20179
YOM:
1955
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training mission at Duke Field, Florida. Following several touch-and-go manoeuvres, the crew completed a circuit at low height to start a new approach when, during a last turn, the airplane stalled and crashed in flames half a mile short of runway threshold. The airplane was destroyed and all four crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the approach speed was too low, causing the aircraft to stall during the last turn at low height. The distance between the aircraft and the ground was insufficient to expect recovery.

Crash of a Fairchild C-123K Provider near Buôn Ma Thuột

Date & Time: Dec 8, 1967
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
54-0582
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
20031
YOM:
1954
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances 87 km south from Buôn Ma Thuột, South Vietnam. All five crew members were rescued.
Probable cause:
Crew error.

Crash of a Fairchild C-123K Provider in Saigon: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 25, 1967
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
54-0667
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Saigon - Phan Rang
MSN:
20116
YOM:
1954
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
As the aircraft was about to take off for its return flight to Phan Rang, the pilot saw a huge thunderstorm directly in its path and decided to abort the flight. He was observed to taxi along the runway to return to the parking area and had covered about 2,000 feet when the tower warned him to clear the runway immediately. However, before the Provider could turn off the runway it was hit by a Thunderchief as it landed in poor visibility. The F-105's starboard wing sliced through the left side of the C-123's fuselage and the jet's fuselage tore off both the Provider's engines from its port wing. The Thunderchief pilot died in the collision and the burning aircraft tumbled down the runway for another 5,000 feet. All the C-123 crew escaped with burns, although one of them died from his injuries few days later.
Source: Chris Hobson

Crash of a Fairchild C-123K Provider near Bảo Lộc: 11 killed

Date & Time: Sep 4, 1967
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
54-0621
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Biên Hòa – Bảo Lộc – Nha Trang
MSN:
20070
YOM:
1954
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
8
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a flight from Biên Hòa to Nha Trang with an intermediate stop at Bảo Lộc. While on approach, the pilot-in-command failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the airplane struck the slope of a wooded mountain located some 19 km southwest of Bảo Lộc Airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all 11 occupants were killed.
Crew:
Lt Col Merle Deane Turner,
Cpt Edward Louis Goucher,
A1C james Russell Mayo.
Probable cause:
It was determined the accident was the consequence of a pilot error as he started the approach prematurely, causing the aircraft to descend below the minimum safe altitude.

Crash of a Fairchild C-123B-7-FA Provider in Gia Vuc: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 20, 1967
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
54-0630
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Đà Nẵng - Đà Nẵng
MSN:
20079
YOM:
1954
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
While flying at a height of 150 feet on a supply mission, the airplane was hit by enemy artillery and crashed in flames in a dense wooded area. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Col Everett Edward Foster,
Maj Allan Julius Stearns,
Maj Donald Thomas Steinbrunner,
S/Sgt Irvin Grant Weyandt,
Sgt Le Tan Bo.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Fairchild HC-123B Provider at Andersen AFB

Date & Time: May 8, 1967
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
55-4541
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Andersen - Andersen
MSN:
20202
YOM:
1955
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a local training flight and was supposed to complete touch-and-go maneuvers. After touchdown, the pilot-in-command increase the engine power to takeoff when the airplane went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest. All four crew members escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
The cause of the loss of control remains unknown.

Crash of a Fairchild C-123K Provider in Saigon

Date & Time: Apr 15, 1967
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
55-4575
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
20236
YOM:
1955
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On touchdown at Saigon-Tan Son Nhat Airport, the nose gear collapsed. The airplane slid on runway for several yards before coming to rest. All five crew members were uninjured while the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Nose gear collapsed on landing.

Crash of a Fairchild UC-123B-6-FA Provider near Xepon: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jan 31, 1967
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
54-0611
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Đà Nẵng - Đà Nẵng
MSN:
20060
YOM:
1954
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
While on defoliation mission, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed 8 km southwest of Xepon. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Roy Robert Kubley,
Maj Lloyd Francis Walker,
Cpt Harvey Mulhauser,
Lt Howard Leroy Barden,
A1C Ronald Kazuo Miyazaki.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Fairchild C-123B-18-FA Provider in South Vietnam

Date & Time: Jan 4, 1967
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
56-4372
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
20256
YOM:
1956
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in South Vietnam, injuring all five crew members.

Crash of a Fairchild C-123B-17-FA Provider in Dầu Tiếng

Date & Time: Nov 26, 1966
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
56-4367
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Dầu Tiếng - Dầu Tiếng
MSN:
20251
YOM:
1956
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
35
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft was engaged in a paradropping mission, carrying 35 paratroopers and two pilots. Shortly after takeoff from Dầu Tiếng Airport, while in initial climb, the airplane was hit by enemy fire. Hydraulic lines were ruptured and the fluid caught fire. The crew was able to make a circuit to return for an emergency belly landing. The airplane belly landed and came to rest onto runway. All 37 occupants were slightly injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.